Diary entries
February 10 1924
Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist
Notes: Satina indicates that the waltz by Strauss-Tausig could have been either ‘Man lebt nur einmal’ or ‘Wahlstimmen’, both of which featured in Rachmaninoff’s earlier programs. A Chopin waltz in A flat major is noted as an encore after the Chopin group in the attached review, while a Chopin mazurka and the Waltz in D flat major, op. 64, no. 1 ('Minute'), are noted as the encores at the end of the recital. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
February 12 1924
Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist
Notes: It is possible that the Scriabin Etude was D sharp minor, op. 8, no. 12, which Satina believed was played at concerts in late January and February. The attached review indicates that Chopin's Waltz in E flat major, op. 18, was played as an encore after the Chopin group, and that the Prelude in C sharp minor, op. 3, no. 2, and a work by Tchaikovsky were among the encores at the end of the recital. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
February 13 1924
Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist
Notes: Satina indicated that the waltz by Strauss-Tausig could have been either ‘Man lebt nur einmal’ or ‘Wahlstimmen’, both of which featured in Rachmaninoff’s earlier programs. While the program referred to 'nine' preludes by Scriabin, the first attached review indicates that there were eight preludes and an etude. A Chopin waltz is noted as an encore during the concert (likely after the Chopin group, although the second review places it elsewhere), and a Chopin mazurka was played as an encore at the end of the concert. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
February 15 1924
Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist
Notes: Satina notes that the interval was placed between the works by Chopin and Liszt. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
February 17 1924
Notes: No details, although, based on the brief review from the Chicago Tribune, the program might have been the same as in Milwaukee, WI, on February 15. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
February 20 1924
Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist
Notes: A Chopin Waltz in A flat major is noted as an encore after the Chopin group in the attached reviews, which also indicate a Chopin Mazurka in A flat major, Dohnányi's Etude and Tchaikovsky's Humoresque were played at the end of the recital. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
February 21 1924
Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist
Notes: Satina noted that the program she was sent for this concert was incomplete. The waltz by Strauss-Tausig could have been either ‘Man lebt nur einmal’ or ‘Wahlstimmen’, both of which featured in Rachmaninoff’s earlier programs. The attached review and press clipping add a couple of works Satina was not aware of. The reference to 'nine' preludes of Scriabin is likely a conflation of the eight preludes and etude played in New York subsequently, and which had featured at the concert in Lincoln on February 13. Liszt's Liebestraum no. 3 and Chopin's Waltz in D flat major (likely op. 64, no. 1) are noted as encores. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
February 23 1924
Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist
Notes: Satina notes that the Scriabin Etude was probably D sharp minor, op. 8, no. 12. In various concerts in 1918 and 1919, Rachmaninoff played collections of preludes from Scriabin’s op. 11 set, and their more precise listing in those programs likely gives an indication as to which could have been played in this concert. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
March 10 1924
Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist
Notes: Satina notes that this concert was ‘by invitation’, and that the Liszt Hungarian Rhapsody included Rachmaninoff’s cadenza. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
October 2 1924
Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist
Notes: Satina was aware of only one Etude-Tableau on the program, however the attached review indicates there were three. The order of Rachmaninoff's works is based on the review, however this might not be accurate. The Prelude in C sharp minor, op. 3, no. 2, is noted among the encores. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
October 4 1924
Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist
Notes: While the fourth attached press clipping notes only one Chopin waltz on the program, the first attached review states two were played. The reviews indicate that the Prelude in C sharp minor, op. 3, no. 2, was played as an encore, while the press clippings offer detailed comment on Rachmaninoff's disposition toward this piece at the time. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
October 6 1924
Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist
Notes: The Prelude in C sharp minor, op. 3, no. 2, is noted as an encore in the attached review. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
October 9 1924
Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist
Notes: LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
October 11 1924
Rachmaninoff's role: Concerto Soloist
Notes: Satina and Apetian were uncertain about the program, especially in regard to the concerto, however clarity has been provided courtesy of the attached reviews. The conductor appears to have led a Proms concert later the same evening, featuring different repertoire and artists. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
October 14 1924
Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist
Notes: A review in the Yorkshire Evening Post indicates that three preludes by Rachmaninoff were played, including the Prelude in C sharp minor, op. 3, no. 2, although this was not known by Satina. A waltz by Chopin in D flat major is noted as the encore. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
October 16 1924
Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist
Notes: LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
October 18 1924
Rachmaninoff's role: Concerto Soloist
Notes: Satina indicated that the program order is not known, and that a work by Chabrier was included - this is also noted very briefly in the attached review. She also indicated that the Preludes in G minor and B flat major, op. 23, were played as encores. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
November 12 1924
Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist
Notes: Satina noted that as an encore Rachmaninoff played Melodie by Gluck-Sgambatti, although the second attached review indicates it was played directly after the Liszt Sonata. In the first attached review, two waltzes by Chopin are noted as encores at the close of the concert, those in C sharp minor, op. 64, no. 2, and, likely, D flat major - referred to as 'D sharp' - op. 64, no. 1, which was also played as an encore a few nights later. Satina listed the second Chopin work in the program as the Etude in E major, op. 10, no. 3, however the first attached review and a slightly garbled press clipping appear to indicate that it was replaced by a Mazurka in C sharp minor. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
November 14 1924
Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist
Notes: Satina indicates that in a review of the concert there was no mention of music by Bach, and that only one Etude by Chopin and one Prelude by Rachmaninoff were given. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
November 16 1924
Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist
Notes: Satina indicated that in a review of the concert she had been sent there was no mention of the Ballade by Chopin or the Etude-tableau by Rachmaninoff, however the attached reviews include mention of both. It appears that two Chopin waltzes were played as encores directly after the Chopin group, these including the 'Minute' Waltz, op. 64, no. 1. The details of the encores played at the end of the recital are not provided. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
November 17 1924
Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist
Notes: LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
November 18 1924
Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist
Notes: The attached review notes encores as being a Chopin waltz and mazurka, the Gluck-Sgambatti Melodie, and a work the reviewer could not identify. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
November 20 1924
Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist
Notes: LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
November 21 1924
Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist
Notes: The attached review does not mention Chopin's Scherzo, however it is noted in the attached press clipping. An encore is noted after the Liszt Sonata, however no details are given. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
November 23 1924
Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist
Notes: LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
November 25 1924
Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist
Notes: Satina believed that two Chopin waltzes (C sharp minor, op. 64, no. 2, and A flat major) were included in the program, but the second attached review perhaps indicates they were encores. It is not known if they were played after the other Chopin pieces, as Satina imagined, or at the end of the recital. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
November 26 1924
Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist
Notes: Satina wondered if Chopin's Scherzo no. 4 in E major was played at this recital, however the attached reviews indicate that it was not. LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
November 30 1924
Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist
Notes: LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.
December 1 1924
Rachmaninoff's role: Solo Pianist
Notes: LoC, Sergei Rachmaninoff Archive, ML31.R33, Papers of Sophie Satin, boxes 82-89.